Where does “fleinn” come from?

fleinn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fleinn, from Proto-Germanic flainaz, from Proto-Indo-European pleyn-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

fleinn (Icelandic): arrow, javelin, barbed weapon

Definitions

  1. arrow, javelin, barbed weapon

Ancestry of “fleinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefleinnarrow, javelin, barbed weapon
2Proto-Germanicflainazhook, prong, speartip, ord
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleyn-metal arrow, spear-head, hook; metal arrow, hook,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleyn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flainaz →